Originated in the early 1950’s, rock ‘n’ roll was known to be the world’s most popular and multicultural form of music. Therefore, Rock being a mixture of all the American music that came before it, then dominated the music industry but also extremely influenced everything from politics to social norms. This suggests music had moved away from its roots in Blues and country music and grew into something bigger known simply as rock. Rock ‘n’ roll lost much of the rebelliousness that had initially given it its power but then spread popularity internationally since it became increasingly accepted over time. For example, white musical traditions became integrated with black performers, ultimately encouraging the desegregation movement itself. The…
In the 1960s an art movement known as Pop Art had begun. Pop art was meant to be simple to aid the audience in creating their own interpretations of the pieces. Two of the leading artists were Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Warhol was a fan of women, unlike Warhol, Lichtenstein was inspired by culture; their paintings are both pieces of Pop Art but they are different because Warhol’s paintings are mostly of women and Lichtenstein’s are of famous cartoon characters. The artists used different techniques to catch their viewers attention. Both pieces of art displayed different messages to the viewer. Although both artists used Pop art, they had several differences in their artwork such as one being a real public figure while the other is a…
Elvis Presley was the first rock and roll star. He was born January 8, 1935, in East Tupelo, MS. Presley was the son of Gladys and Vernon Presley, a sewing machine operator and a truck driver. He and his parents moved to Memphis, TN in 1948 and Elvis graduated from Humes High School in 1953. Elvis Presley is one of the world’s most famous singers and icon of music and pop culture. His talent, good looks, sensuality, charisma, and good humor endeared him to millions, as did the humility and human kindness he demonstrated throughout his life.…
Andy Warhol founded the art movement called pop art, and his lifestyle and work both mocked and celebrated the world’s obsession with materiality and fame. On one side, his paintings of distorted everyday items and celebrity faces could be seen as a display for what he viewed as a culture consumed with money and being famous. On the other side, his focus on consumer goods and celebrities, and his own fame and fortune, suggest a life in celebration of the aspects of American culture that his work criticized.…
Andy Warhol, was the creative mind that created pop art. Andy Warhol is a Polish American artist that lived during the twentieth century. Mr. Warhol’s paintings focused on the mass production of commercial goods, as well as under minded the supposed value of art based on the uniqueness of the work. The thing that I enjoy the most about his works is the way that he incorporates silkscreen in order to produce multiples of a single image yet still manages to make each one different and unique in its own special way. He was someone that took inspiration from the people and things that surrounded him and although he was not every well received when he first started out he continued to work and became a very well-known and respected artist.…
Andy Warhol was the most famous artist of Pop Art. He was often seen as the central figure in this art movement. His work is highly recognizable to the fact of his subject matter. Warhol often used highly commercial and easily recognizable images in his…
Andy Warhol was one of the most important artists of pop art, which became extremely popular in the second half of the twentieth century. Though he is best remembered for his paintings of Campbell's soup cans, he also created hundreds of other works including commercial advertisements and films.…
Andy Warhol had a very different way of doing things, not just in his art, but in his entire life. He was so different from everyday people, that people saw him as an outcast, just because he did things the way he wanted. Eventually his weird style and social awkwardness became something people were somehow drawn to.…
Andrew Warhola, better known under his artist’s name Andy Warhol, was an American painter, graphic artist and designer, filmmaker and main representative of the pop art movement. Warhol was born on the 6th of August 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in a working class family. His parents were immigrants from Czechoslovakia. From the age of eight, Warhol became very interested in drawing, movies and photography. Later Andy Warhol finished an apprenticeship as a window dresser. From 1945 until 1949 Warhol studied pictorial design at the Carnegie Institute for Technology, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. In the same year he graduated, Warhol moved to New York, where he dropped the ‘’a’’…
Pop Art came to fruition at the wake of the Second World War eventually peaking at the prime of capitalism; the movement was distinguished by their portrayal of any and all characteristics of popular culture that had a powerful influence on contemporary society. Themes of consumerism such as advertisements, comic strips, film stars and products led to the blurring of boundaries between higher and lower cultures of that era, through the use of these received notions, pop art became a western sociological phenomenon, developing into a mirror of their epoch. The movement walked a tight rope of social commentary, “either honouring the accomplishments of industry and fashion or responding with sarcasm and concern to the nation’s consumer society”1.…
Andy Warhol is quite possibly the most famous pop artist known to man. He is best known for his work “100 Cans” which shows numerous Campbell’s Soup cans, which leads to the question, how can something so simple be so captivating? This is a perfect example of what pop art was and still is today. Warhol took something so simple that people see every day and turned it into the most famous art piece of the era. This style is what Andy Warhol was known for, turning simple everyday items into powerful and mesmerizing pieces of art.…
For my History Day topic, I chose Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol seemed to be a good topic because I have had an interest for pop art for a long time. Andy Warhol is one of the biggest, most popular icons from the pop art movement. This movement started the 1950s in the United States and Great Britain. Warhol led the pop art movement and was always on the cutting edge of art, music, and popular culture. During the course of his career he produced paintings, films, commercials, print ads and many other works.…
After graduation Warhol moved to New York city and began to work for Glamour magazine as a commercial artist. He won numerous awards for his work and became one of the most successful illustrators of the 50's. Towards the end of the 50's he began to devote more of his time to painting. His painting style was derived from his childhood love for comic books. This style quickly became known as “Pop Art.”…
“By 1980s, Hip Hop had become an influential culture throughout United States. Hip Hop artists became signs of the popular culture after releasing successful songs, appearing in several televisions and radio shows, and winning awards. The main artists in this period included Tupac Shakur, Ice Cube, Tung Twista, Quincy Jones, Ice-T, and Snoop Dogg,” (Persaud, 631). “During this period, Hip Hop experienced censorship after realize of a song that was seen by the FBI to causes violence and disrespect the police,” (Gordon, 369). Many Hip Hop musicians releasing songs during this period faced numerous lawsuits because some institutions thought the songs were controversial. Recording companies started to be strict with the lyrics included in the songs. Realizing a song in the first half of 1990s was very challenging due to censorship. The 2000s marked the fourth decade of Hip Hop. Hip Hop music…
Hip Hop Culture began in the South Bronx, New York in the late 1970’s. In the beginning, Hip Hop music was the artistic expression of the black teenagers living in the South Bronx or inner city. Back then, the genre has been considered representative of the voice of the black community. Over a short amount of time, Hip Hop music has become an industry, and a major influence on mainstream culture in the United States. Commercialism dilutes its messages so that the genre no longer truly represents the voice of the black community toward the social meaning.…